Facebook’s Russia Problem Spirals – Two weeks after disclosing that it sold thousands of ads to Russian propagandists, Facebook is finally turning over its receipts. [vanfair]

North Korea Could Test Hydrogen Bomb In Pacific, Says Foreign Minister – Kim Jong-un warns ‘deranged’ Trump he will ‘pay dearly’ for North Korea threats. Kim said of Trump: ‘Action is the best option in treating the dotard, who, hard of hearing, is uttering only what he wants to say. [guardian]

World’s Richest Woman Liliane Bettencourt Dies Aged 94 – French businesswoman and billionaire Liliane Bettencourt, whose family founded L’Oreal and still owns the largest stake in the cosmetics giant, has died aged 94, her daughter said on Thursday. [cnbc]

Togo Blocks Whatsapp – The internet has been intermittent in Togo with the government blocking access to social media networks and shutting down mobile messaging, activists in the country have confirmed to Quartz. [qz]

Guptas Lose Court Bid To Keep Last SA Bank Accounts Open – It means the Guptas have to remove their money from the Bank Of Baroda by the end of the month. [huff]

Ex-KPMG Man In New Gupta Probe – The man who compiled and signed off on the now discredited KPMG report into the so-called “rogue unit” at the South African Revenue Service, Johannes van der Walt, was also part of a probe into the kickback scandal that German firm SAP was allegedly involved in with the Guptas. [mg]

‘Guptas Used Mine Rehab Funds To Pay Back Loans’ – The trustees of a Gupta-linked mining rehabilitation fund have been accused of deliberately and unlawfully allowing the controversial family to use the trust to pay back loans. [tlive]

Ex-girlfriend, 34, Of ‘Billionaire’ Founder Of Irish Boyband Boyzone – is arrested for ‘murdering her nanny, 21, and burning the body in the back yard of her $1.2m London home’ [dm]

Leonardo DiCaprio Explains What Happened When He Met Donald Trump – This week, Leonardo DiCaprio is flexing his voice on climate change. [time]

Actually Yes, You Do Need To Start Planning Your End-Of-Year Function Now – I know it seems silly, but ask the pros and they’ll tell you that it’s probably about time you begin organising your company’s end-of-year function. [here]

Here Are The First Photographer-Shot iPhone 8 Pictures – It’s barely past the morning of the Apple iPhone 8 launch, and pro photographers have already posted some sweet shots taken with the new handset. [mash]

‘Columbine Destroyed My Entire Career’ – Marilyn Manson on the perils of being the lord of darkness. [guardian]

Thousands Of Huge, Aggressive Dogs Are Roaming Tibet After Their Rich Chinese Owners Abandoned Them – Areas of the Tibetan plateau have become flooded with giant, fluffy unwanted Tibetan mastiffs, once the most sought after dogs in China, after a collapse in the market for the dogs has left thousands homeless. [qz]

SA Motor Fan Frenzy As Countdown To World Rallycross Begins – For the first time ever on African soil, the world’s best rallycross drivers are headed our way. High speed racing, dirt flying everywhere, hairpin turns – what’s not to love? [here]

Emma Stone: I Started Therapy For Anxiety When I Was Seven – In an interview on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, she talked about having panic attacks and being an “anxious child”. [bbc]

Two Men Take On Trained Fighter In Road-Rage Confrontation – Two men bit off more than they could chew when they took on a driver in a road-rage incident who just happened to be a trained fighter. [tlive]

One Of The Most Stunning Drone Videos Of Southern Africa That You’ll Ever See – On a mission to travel the whole world, this couple took a road trip through southern Africa. We think they did pretty damn well with their video. [here]

Bose Made A Speaker For Your Neck – Imagine an airplane neck pillow, but instead of a cushioned place to rest your head, it’s a speaker that wraps around you. [verge]

There Is An Actual Photo Of Blake Shelton Printed On Gwen Stefani’s Sneakers – Why wear your heart on your sleeve when you can wear it on your, uh, slip-on sneakers? [huff]

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